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Maximum Perimeter Triangle

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Phil Todd

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Constant force actuators push outwards.  As the potential energy in each actuator is equal to its length, this machine should settle where the triangle’s perimeter is maximum.

Press Show to see the reflections in the tangents of a beam of light transmitted along one edge of the triangle.

Tags: maximum, Fagnano, perimeter
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